Gowi

Coruscant Sacked: Aftermath

Aye. it does.

We do wonder who'll notice the stray prisoner this time, seeing how Jayda/Zanna are elsewhere, Sish is a level up playing with the children and so on.

@Ellri

Perhaps nobody will notice?!

StarRiders: Hoshizora no Riders [Gowi, Tsukune]

Time to flesh out more CS's since I'm caught up in the majority of my big RPs...

Maximum Comics: Dawn of Justice | REBRANDING - PLEASE STAY TUNED

Also, I want to remind prospective players that their CS’s do not have to be equal in length as the Batsheet. I know the Batsheet is terrifying and titanic but it was a labor of two to three weeks and only serves as an example of a detailed and elaborate sheet. Think of the Batsheet as a “high standard” sheet and not what I expect as the norm or minimum.

Maximum Comics: Reboot

@GowiI was going to write stuff. I had words down. Then I refreshed and saw that you've already rebooted. *shakes fist at ninja posters*

But...

I just want to tell you to stop making games that are so tempting. I finally got my life back and what do you do? Restart Maxcomics. Haha.

@Blue Demon

Life is overrated.

But yeah, this is the last RP I'm committing to I think.

Maximum Comics: Reboot

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Maximum Comics: Dawn of Justice | REBRANDING - PLEASE STAY TUNED

“For years we believed The Batman to be a ghost; an urban myth. But we were wrong, and for these last few years… things have been better. How is it that one man in a Halloween costume gets more done than an entire Police Department? I don’t understand it.”

| Identity |

Bruce Wayne
The Batman
The Caped Crusader
The Dark Knight

| Origin & Backstory |

1976-2000: Before the Bat

Bruce Wayne was born the second child of Thomas Wayne and Martha Kane in 1976 in the New Jersey hub known as Gotham City. Thomas was an ethical businessman and statesman who drove Wayne Enterprises into a new era as the competition with other enterprises such as Stark International and Queen Industries had become fierce. Thomas had no interest in a corporate war whilst Gotham faced large urban decay throughout the northern boroughs such as Otisburg, Chinatown, The Bowery, and East End. Standing firm with his wife he sought to put an end to poverty and suffering with The Wayne Foundation. The foundation would be the first step to ‘cleaning up’ Gotham with rehabilitation efforts, social welfare charities, and foster care reform. The foundation would lead Thomas to meet some of his closest supporters who would later become his most trusted friends including a young doctor named Leslie Thompkins and a war-worn security contractor named Alfred Pennyworth.

Bruce’s older brother, Thomas Wayne Jr., was admitted to Arkham Asylum at a young age after a series of mental breakdowns between 1978 and 1984. The apparent insanity would leave a mark on Bruce from a young age as he felt sympathetic towards his brother’s madness. His parents encouraged several childhood friendships with Bruce as they pre-emptively blamed Thomas’ introversion as a cause for his insanity— a encouragement that would secure lifelong relationships with Harleen Quinzel, Robert Langstrom, Julia Pennyworth, and Thomas Elliott. However, a shadow dawned upon Bruce in 1986 when his parents are murdered before his eyes at the hands of Joe Chill. Bruce was left there holding his parents as the blood stained his hands as rookie police officer James Gordon arrived on the scene. This would be the prelude to the person Bruce would become twenty years later.

With his parents dead, the guardianship of Bruce came into question. A question that was answered in Thomas Wayne’s Last WIll and Testament: Alfred Pennyworth.

Jacob Kane found himself furious at his brother-in-law’s decision, believing himself to be the ‘correct’ guardian which led to a short argument between him and Alfred. Bruce’s relationships grew distant as he felt a fury of anger consume him, of which he began an aggressive streak that led to Alfred sending him off to military school in 1988. For the next four years Bruce found discipline at the Samuel Lane Military Academy for Youths, a discipline that would guide him. But as time went on his rage did not leave him, a fact that became evident to himself. Despite meeting fellow students at the academy like Lois Lane, Steve Trevor, Jonathan Banks, and Wade Wilson the young Gothamite would find that there were more important things to life than camaraderie. At the age of sixteen he requested to leave the academy to pursue civilian academics. For the next several years he attended universities all over the United States including Empire State University in New York City, Metropolitan University in Metropolis, and ultimately the University of Gotham in his hometown.

As Edward Nashton became majority shareholder of Wayne Enterprises over Lucius Fox, Bruce kept to his studies which led to a young Victoria Vale to interview him for the university’s newspaper. This would be the first time Bruce would be interviewed after his parent’s murder. By 1997, Bruce felt his academic interests were met and began working on conditioning himself for a war he did not realize he was preparing to fight. This led him to prominent escapologists, martial artists, and investigators of various reputations— by the time of Y2K, Bruce had disappeared from the public eye. This inspiration never teetered but it didn’t take until Bruce Wayne met the one man that would change his life: David Cain. Cain found Bruce on one of his missions to discipline himself but after a run-in with criminal individuals in Bangkok it triggered something in the self-destructive (but skilled) Bruce Wayne. Bruce was at the end of his ropes as he found himself being tortured after weeks of attacking drug lords in Bangkok. That was when he was found by him, a man who had actually been sent to destroy the cartels himself as a member of the League of Shadows. He took Bruce in as a potential candidate before the leader of the group that at the time ran its organization out of Bialya: The Demon's Head, Ra's al Ghul.

What happened between meeting Ra's and leaving the League of Shadows was complex as Bruce was groomed to be one of the society’s top operatives. That was until Talia, his daughter, died on a mission in Qurac and the impending result was in a induced state of grief Ra's went insane as he began a vicious turn, and Bruce found himself unwilling to follow the same self-destruction he once felt inside especially after Ra’s re-purposed his society into one of violent discord rather than patient dissent. Bruce did not leave however until he discovered through the history of the guild that The League of Shadows itself had been responsible for the death of his parents and all of his recruitment was all patiently planned. But Bruce did not act out in a burst of rage; but a sense of clarity and resolve. Burning all of his bridges he completely abandoned the League of Shadows—and looked back… back to Gotham. He had seen evil and it had manipulated him- he knew how to face it and now it was time to start his mission against the thralls of evil and the darkness it utilized to corrupt his home.

2001: The Caped Crusader

Returning home twenty-five years after he was born was simple enough. As Alfred welcomed him back with open arms, the press began to chatter about the return of Gotham’s prodigal son—though Bruce had much more ambitious plans for his return to Gotham. Wayne then looked to his father’s legacy; the Wayne Foundation as his public responsibility. However, in the darkness Wayne knew he had more power than what a charity and welfare program could do and took to the streets with a ski-mask and his bare hands. His first few weeks of vigilante justice came through the event of several near-death scenarios and wondered what he was doing wrong. A documentary that Alfred was watching as he came back home about bats triggered the memory and Wayne had an answer – looking to the television serials he watched as a kid he begins to become Batman. After speaking to Lucius Fox, a former Wayne Enterprises R&D specialist and founder of the technological advancement firm called FoxTech; everything changed.

The Dark Knight, The Batman debuted. Beginning to work ferociously against the crime families of Gotham and soon anyone else. This began Bruce Wayne’s triple life as Batman, Bruce Wayne, and Matches Malone. Bruce begins to date Julie Madison some time during this first year. In time, a group of people (Detective Katherine Webb, Lieutenant James Gordon, and the lawyer team of Harvey Dent & Julia Pennyworth); become vital assets in the start of Bruce’s quest to clean up Gotham City as the corrupt members of legal society begin to be pushed out. The Roman Empire begins to lose its hold on Gotham as Carmine Falcone is sentenced in prison and Gotham’s criminal underworld falls apart as several crime families and syndicates fight for the Roman Empire’s lost territory and strength. This war is not without its casualties as Harvey Dent's wife; Gilda Dent is attacked by Roman mobsters. This has a detrimental effect on DA Harvey Dent, but he attempts to power through as he tries to rebuild Gotham as best as he can as he wants to raise his daughter in a Gotham free of chaos and determined by order. In the smoke of the aftermath of the ordeal Carmine Falcone is sent to Blackgate Prison with no possibility of parole and the Roman Empire’s hold on Gotham begins to fall apart.

2002: The Demon's Plot

The following year in 2002 shows promise as the criminal factions of Gotham fight amongst themselves as they stake claims on the territory left weakened by the incarceration of Carmine Falcone. Left with a deteriorated hold on the underworld, Mario Falcone steps up to aggressively hold Roman territory. This of course, makes criminal trade much easier to infiltrate and manipulate to Batman’s favor. However this also causes suspicious behavior in actions spearheaded by Yuri Dimitrov which cumulates in a heist at Ace Chemicals which the caped crusader quickly stops. An investigation into Dimitrov leads him to nearby Bludhaven which is where he discovers something that could implicate his father’s company when experimental Wayne Enterprises technology falls in the hands of The Blockbuster Gang who intend to use it to annihilate their rivals, The Red Hood Gang. Working with former JSA member, John Law aka The Tarantula, Batman races against time to defuse the situation and restore peace to the city. In the aftermath, the technology is stopped but not before the leader of the Red Hood Gang is murdered in a crossfire between the corrupt police and both gangs. The death of Willis Todd would be one of Batman’s first failures which becomes clear as Willis’ son, Jason, is left with no family and shipped off to the Bludhaven foster care system as his father lies dead from a police sniper.

Returning to Gotham, it is clear to Batman that he needs to find out how Wayne Enterprises technology got into the hands of the Dimitrovs who sold it to the Blockbuster Gang in the first place— but before he can continue the investigation tragedy hits as a string of murders are reported by Victoria Vale regarding the production of a movie adaption of Basil Karlo’s “The Terror”. It becomes another race against time as the niece of Alfred Pennyworth, Daphne Pennyworth, is involved in the production and thus a target. In no time at all Batman comes to blows with the mysterious “Clayface” who is discovered to be the disgruntled Basil Karlo himself who refuses the producers to ‘ruin’ his story at any means possible—he is apprehended and sent to Blackgate Prison.

Returning to the case, he goes back to the source of the Bludhaven incident: Yuri Dimitrov. After a vicious conflict in Dimitrov’s nightclub the answers seem to fall into place, but only to ask more questions and for Batman betray the trust he gave out to his father’s business partner— Edward Nashton. The dark knight reminds himself to not act impulsively as he plans out the confrontation between himself and Edward Nashton; after research put into Nashton’s activities he discovers this enigma of a man is funneling and laundering money for his own benefit. In the end with a confrontation and a call to Detective Katherine Webb he is incarcerated. This event becomes a catalyst as Stephanie Nashton, Edward's young daughter becomes obsessed with who Batman is.

December exploited a truth to Bruce as all of the ties to one case he had been working for as it happens that Yuri Dimitrov and Edward Nashton's criminal activity links to a concerning foreign element in the city which reveals itself to be the League of Shadows itself, who have apparently survived Bruce’s attack on them when he was a member. The investigation explodes come Christmas Eve when Ra's al Ghul reveals to Bruce that he had indeed survived and he because of such treachery by Bruce intended to use Gotham as the blueprint for his new world but not before dealing the same punishment to Bruce that he had received at his hands and the penthouse he was throwing his party at is filled with a deadly nerve toxin—in the aftermath he is rescued by a man called Wesley Dodds who gives an antidote to those infected. Dodd’s reveals to Bruce that he’s been following a trail of strange chemicals, thefts at ACE chemicals, and other such things for several months and believes that Ra’s al Ghul intends to make Gotham suffocate on the toxin through the water supply or controlled infections of some sort. It is later revealed that Dodds is the vigilante detective known as “The Sandman”. In the end the two work together and foil the League of Shadows plot.

2003: Gotham Rising

What happened next, some would say was inevitable as the presence of the ‘superhero’ was met with its antithesis—the ‘supervillain’. Much like in other cities around the world, Gotham’s underbelly revealed its madness to fight the righteousness of the Dark Knight. As the clock revealed a new year so did it reveal The Joker who took it into his capable hands to give a declaration back at Batman that there was nothing he could do to stop the chaos that would follow. It was here at the Gotham City Fairgrounds where The Joker revealed himself as he creates an event that would shake Gotham—the Haly’s Circus Massacre. Individuals like Gillian Loeb lose their life during this event. The massacre was random and unpredictable, something Bruce soon discovered as he found himself on patrol on the opposite end of the city. The Batman would arrive at the chaos only to realize that The Joker had disappeared without a trace into the January darkness as if he had never existed in the first place.

In the resulting months, as if following the Joker’s madness comes a wave of criminals who intend to use Gotham as their playground. The first of these happenings is with the psychopathic Niccolai Tepes who reveals his intentions with Gotham as he believes himself to be a “vampire” and fashions himself as what the Gotham Gazette refers to as “The Monk” due to the religious imagery surrounding his cult. This begins a race against time as he announces his next target: Zatanna Zatara— who happens to be the daughter of one of Bruce’s former mentors making the case all the more imperative. Tepes’ obsession with Zatanna ends with the appearance of Batman and he is taken to Arkham Asylum as an end result.

Following his battle with The Monk, Batman then has to deal with a psychopathic scientist named Karl Hellfern only weeks later. Hellfern’s intent is much more grandiose than Tepes as Batman soon comes to realize as the mad doctor attempts to use an experimental poison to extort money from the Gotham high society with the help of his assistant. Julie Madison is poisoned during the investigation and soon it becomes another race against time. Guilty of Julie being involved in the mess he soon discovers Hellfern’s identity and is upon his doorstep where he makes short work of him and his plans. As the work of the Batman continues to spread so does his reputation due to articles springing up from the Gotham Gazette which glorifies the vigilante as he protects the city from villain after villain. The next threat erupts almost on call on the streets of Gotham as a police officer named Adrian Wentworth has a mental breakdown and finds himself murdering a sales clerk immediately after sexually assaulting her. This begins a string of repeated crimes as the former police officer loses his mind. As Bruce attempts to figure out his pattern the media taunts the serial rapists with a press report that calls him “Sick Nick” which leads him to go further into his own depraved criminal actions. It comes to a point when Marcie Cooper witnesses the murder of her father but not before Nick makes it apparent that he’s content with making the teenaged girl watch him violate her mother. Batman arrives at the last second and curses that his abilities and transportation have stunted him from making such a crime not occur. Marcie becomes obsessed with the chaos of Gotham and becomes unhinged—she is admitted into Arkham Asylum months later.

With three psychopaths emerging out of nowhere Batman decides to ask a professional for his views on what was happening to Gotham so in the darkness of the night he reveals himself to Doctor Harleen Quinzel, a dedicated member of Arkham Asylum. This begins a sort of confidential relationship with the Asylum between Batman and Dr. Quinzel who is oddly all the eager to help him in his understanding of crime to prevent it, but not before trying to psycho-analyze the Dark Knight first. While his leads of the instability of The Monk, Dr. Hellfern, and Officer Wentworth lead to dead ends it seems that somebody in the city was creating such monsters or so he begins to believe.

Nearing the end of the year on Halloween, the Joker reveals himself once again as he intends to use the holiday as he ignites a bomb scare by leaking information to the Gotham Gazette that thirty-seven bombs will go off anywhere between one hour to twenty-four hours. A televised journalist announces this to the public and stirs a panic in which the Joker hijacks a local news channel to announce he will be holding a “sort of party” at Robinson Park where he intends to burn a variety of cash at large amount to celebrate the “end of Gotham”. Batman pushes himself as he finds and disables each of the bombs. The Joker is gone by the time all of the bombs are found and disabled—as if he continues to mock Batman himself with his games.

2004: Knights of Gotham

For several weeks preluding the beginning of the year, a particular case involving a string of arsons has been one of precedence for The Dark Knight. Insisting he is ready, Dick Grayson tries to find a way to put the pieces together as the police remain stumped by the actions with no real quality leads to divulge into. Using “outside of the box” thinking and his own deductive reasoning, Dick finds himself realizing that the arsons were not arsons but actual assassination attempts and that the primary suspect is one man—Garfield Lynns. A former Gotham City Fire Department member who later became Carmine “The Roman” Falcone’s number one “eraser”. Batman is impressed and commends Richard on the fact he caught on to something he overlooked—a rare event. In the confrontation with Lynns; Robin debuts and Lynns is arrested by Detective Webb before he can cause more harm thus beginning the era of the dynamic duo.

It seemed with a new era for Batman it meant a new era of crime for Gotham as well as the mysterious “Penguin” and the elusive “Scarecrow” became apparent in the city’s underworld regarding illegal arms distribution for the former and dangerous narcotics distribution for the latter. The era of the Roman Empire had been replaced by a new one—criminals who were likened to mythic figures similar to how Batman was perceived as one himself. Bruce himself becomes worried about his mission even with the addition of his new ‘soldier’ in Dick Grayson: could he ever truly stop crime if it rebirthed itself stronger and quicker? Still he combated crime to the best of his ability despite his doubts given the circular nature of crime. 2004 would prove to be a year of massive work against criminal factions for the dynamic duo when the mysterious “The Freeze” causes havoc at the local branch of Stagg Industries in Gotham City—using their cryogenic technologies to demand ‘retribution’. As Batman & Robin deal with Freeze the truth of Stagg’s criminal actions against them are revealed as well the identity of the villain in Dr. Nora Fries, but Batman quickly makes it a point that the civilians put in danger are not fair exchange for Freeze’s husband’s life being stuck in limbo. The conflict is put to an end and Nora soon finds herself apprehended by the police as she soon finds a new home in Blackgate Prison.

The height of the year would hit Gotham with the debut of “The Circus of Strange”, a strange group of entertainers that happen to be led in secret by the one man that had eluded The Dark Knight’s justice—The Joker. Rolling into the Gotham Fairgrounds, the site of the infamous massacre, the circus claims to be the friendly replacement and as such lures innocents to their show where The Joker’s chaos soon takes full advantage of. It begins as the showcases start to murder the guests and it comes to Batman & Robin to arrive to put a stop to it and revealing themselves to Gotham for the first time in broad daylight. It is here where Joker reveals himself alongside his mutated accomplice, Killer Croc. A savage and difficult fight ensues but in the end The Joker is seriously beaten and all of the psychopaths are arrested by the police as Batman & Robin disappear. This fight would prove for certainty that the existence of Batman was true to the general public, any doubts that could be left would be gone.

2005: Dawn of Justice

The investigation regarding the Scarecrow comes to a heading as the criminal reveals himself to Harvey Dent as he exposes the fractured district attorney with a strong dosage of his fear gas. Batman & Robin appear on the scene and are also exposed to the fear gas making the conflict difficult with The Scarecrow slipping into the darkness as the madness of fear overtakes civilian and vigilante alike. After the effects have worn off the dynamic duo slip back to the Batcave where Bruce calls in his old ally, Sandman, for answers about the chemical substance Sandman had exposed Harvey Dent to despite having an inkling that an answer could not undo what they had just experienced. This collaboration between Sand and Bat lead the heroes into a confrontation with the chemist behind all of this—Professor Jonathan Crane. The fight is a vicious one, but having information beforehand they are more prepared for the Scarecrow’s tactics and defeat him. Crane soon is locked away at Arkham Asylum.

Following the case, Bruce Discovers an experimental artificial intelligence project that was scrapped called “Oracle” which he systematically re-activates and ties into his main computer in his ambiguous batcave hidden deep underneath Wayne Manor. The intelligence is tied to a branch file on a WayneTech satellite is able to detect planetary collisions and synergize with traffic cameras throughout the United States and especially Gotham. He understands this was an unfinished project that went under the radar due to the sketchiness of the legalities of the software. Knowing himself to use it for properly he adds it to his arsenal.

James Gordon, now making Captain after four years of faith service finds himself framed by a criminal element...

| Attributes |
Acrobatics – Starting with his instructor in France, Bruce has in combination with his conditioning trained to be sufficient in parkour and gymnastics allowing mobile movement in any given environment.

Criminology – Starting with his study of criminology in college, Bruce has long since specialized in the thinking and methods of criminals to counteract them.

Escapology – Trained by master magicians, ninjitsu masters, as well as con men; Bruce has found himself skilled in the art of sleight of hand and lockpicking and getting out of restraints whether they are handcuffs, rope, or other objects with the use of restraint.

Genius Level Intellect – Bruce Wayne is one of the most brilliant minds of his generation with understanding of a multitude of subjects. This can be supported with his analytical and cunning mind as well as his knowledge of the matters of business, mechanical engineering, criminology, and computer sciences.

Hand-to-Hand Combat – Bruce is an expert on a variety of martial arts that include jujitsu, aikido, boxing, karate, ninjitsu, krav maga, sambo, and various other styles. He has been heralded as one of the finest martial artists in the world for those who know of his ability.

Investigation – Bruce’s perception is highly astute, allowing him to pick up on things in his environment and in his opponent that would be difficult to others. This allows him to be a master detective and perceptive fighter.

Physical Conditioning – Through intense training, specialized diet, and biofeedback treatments, Batman represents the pinnacle of human physical prowess.

Stealth – His ninjutsu training has made him a master at stealth and capable of breaching high security facilities without being detected.

Weaponry – Bruce is skilled with a variety of weapons and gadgets from swords, throwing weapons, blunt objects, and tools. He is not too experienced with the bow & arrow, however.

| Character Notes |

Batman's Mentors

David Cain - Trained Bruce prior to his joining of the secret society known as the League of Shadows. Refined his skills in espionage, sabotage, and weaponry.

Ted Grant - Trained Bruce in boxing during Bruce's formative years.

Harvey Harris - A professor of forensic science and a former police detective that taught Bruce during his time at the University of Gotham.

Samuel Lane - When Bruce Wayne was sent to military school following the death of his parents to the age of eighteen he was trained meticulously by Samuel Lane and other officers of the academy.

Shihan Matsuda - Trained Bruce in martial arts and ninjitsu during Bruce's time at his dojo.

Alfred Pennyworth - Trained Bruce in information gathering, resilience, and other fundamental capacities. Bruce still thinks he is teaching him to this day.

Cyril Sheldrake - Was Bruce's fencing instructor before his parent's death.

Giovanni Zatara - Taught Bruce escapology and sleight of hand.

Supporting Cast

Sasha Bordeaux – An illusive contact and former comrade-in-arms of Bruce's who works as Batman's government intelligence among other things.

Prof. Wesley Dodds – A scientist, inventor, detective, and professor; Wesley Dodds is one of Batman’s oldest and most trusted allies. Due to his expert knowledge of chemistry he finds himself a well-regarded ally amongst Batman’s circle that has in the past been invaluable in the pursuit of protecting Gotham from everyone from The Scarecrow to the League of Shadows. Dodds fights crime under the shadows of night through prophetic dreams and his own deductive skills as “The Sandman”.

Tim Drake – Son of Jack Drake of FoxTech.

Lucius Fox – The genius inventor and adviser to Bruce Wayne, suspects Bruce is Batman due to the vigilantes arsenal of technology but never asks out of fear of the answer.

Barbara Gordon – Gordon's daughter.

James Gordon – A high ranking member of the GCPD and an ally for the Batfamily.

Richard “Dick” Grayson – Bruce's personal assistant, ward, and his sidekick- Robin.

Mary-Elizabeth “Bette” Kane – Bruce's cousin who idolizes Robin.

Katherine Kane – Bruce's cousin who served in the military who has been discharged for "psychological reasons" though Bruce suspects there is more to it than that.

John Law – A former superhero of the JSA known as The Tarantula, and an ally in Bludhaven. Mostly retired or mentoring his protege.

Alfred Pennyworth – Bruce's most trusted mentor and friend. A former British military officer who turned to security consulting when he moved to the United States in the mid-seventies. Pennyworth became situated in Gotham City where he met Thomas Wayne at a fundraiser where the two started up a friendship. The British professional's firm personality and unfaltering morals became the traits that made Thomas pick him as his most trusted confidant and the guardian of his son in case of his demise. Alfred’s wife bore a child named Julia who has proven herself as an acknowledged attorney before she was elected as Gotham’s ADA. Alfred is currently widowed, losing his wife years ago to cancer, and despite his misgivings aids Bruce in his guise as Batman.

Julia Pennyworth – The district attorney of Gotham City, and Alfred’s daughter. Julia has had a complicated relationship with the caped crusader but has found an ally out of his results.

Victoria “Vikki” Vale – A reporter and journalist residing in Gotham City who writes for the Gotham Gazette and reports for GNN. She has had a passing relationship with Bruce Wayne in the past but doesn’t assume of the connection between him and Batman.

Katherine Webb – A detective on the GCPD who was one of Bruce's earliest allies as Batman. A no-nonsense police officer with a strong sense of morality, she has been one of few in the GCPD to avoid corruption during The Roman Empire's influence.

Tatsu Yamashiro – A vigilante who has been fighting the Golden Dragons triad in Chinatown.

Zatanna Zatara - As a magician, illusionist, and sorceress Zatanna is Bruce's connections to the supernatural and arcane aspects of Gotham but their relationship is older than that. Bruce was trained by her father in the art of escapology during his formative years and even had a short-lived relationship with the younger Gothamite before he left the United States to continue his training and education.

Rogues

Clayface I – Basil Karlo donned the "Clayface" persona to punish people who were ruining his novel in a movie adaption. Blackgate Prison.

Firefly – Garfield Lynns was a arsonist, firefighter, and mob eraser. Blackgate Prison.

The Freeze – Dr. Nora Fries was a cryogenic scientist who suffered a breakdown during an incident at Stagg Industries in Gotham. Blackgate Prison.

Harlequin – Unknown.

Hush – Unknown.

The Joker – A notorious anarchist, murderer, saboteur, and madman. Arkham Asylum.

Killer Moth – A obscure thief who has yet to meet Batman.

The Mad Hatter - Jervis Tetch was a former psychologist and medium that worked for Arkham Asylum in his youth. Tetch's abilities diving into mentally ill minds while effective only made himself more unhinged until he quit his profession and opened a club that catered to the eccentrics and free spirits of Gotham. The Looking Glass whilst a nightclub is also a guise for Tetch's personal cult where he has used his power to manipulate others into being like him or loving him and by extensions his club. This separated into two factions: his personal harem and his personal protectors.

Ra’s al Ghul – The Demon's Head and leader of the League of Shadows; former mentor to Bruce.

The Scarecrow – Professor Jonathan Crane was a psychologist and chemist who infected Gotham with a drug that immersed people with fear. Arkham Asylum.

Gotham Crime Families & Gangs

The Blockbuster Gang - Led by Roland Desmond, the Blockbuster Gang is one of the central sources of street crime in the city of Bludhaven which includes drugs and weapon trafficking as well as several extortion rackets. They are especially known for their aggressive unfaltering brutality which had previously been kept in check by the Red Hood Gang who believed the Blockbuster Gang was nothing more than a bunch of drug-addled thugs who enjoy hurting people to fit their own depraved sense of enjoyment.

The Bertinelli's - Nicknamed “The Sicilian's” the Bertinelli crime family was once the second strongest family in Gotham City. In recent times they have been wiped out and overrun by The Valestra's and The Great White.

The Dimitrov's - Nicknamed “The Slavs” the Dimitrovs are Russians, Serbians, Poles, and Hungarians with a taste for blood. Masters of “information gathering” these eastern thugs moved into Gotham around 2004 and have stayed as a pretty intimidating force.

The Falcone's - Nicknamed “The Roman Empire” the Falcone crime family at one point was the strongest syndicate of crime dating back to Prohibition in the 1920s. Carmine Falcone served as the boss of the family until his imprisonment to Blackgate Prison. Currently Mario Falcone with Salvatore Maroni.

Golden Dragons Triad - Nicknamed “The Chinese” the Golden Dragons control Chinatown.

The Mandragora's - Nicknamed “The Great White” the Mandragora crime family is as ruthless as it is senseless. Defeating the Bertenelli’s in the 2002 granted the boss of the family, Stefano Mandragora a lot of leeway in the Bludhaven and Gotham game.

The Red Hood Gang - Currently led by Thaddeus Ryerstad, the Red Hood Gang was formerly the strongest criminal force in Bludhaven and the only one that kept the Blockbuster Gang in check. Since the death of the former leader, the Red Hood Gang has become weak and scattered. Ryerstad’s organization of the gang doesn’t help much as he’s begun to follow a similar motif as the Blockbuster Gang in a sense of chaotic antagonistic behavior. When the gang was led by Willis Todd the motorcycle gang believed in giving the people of the city a peace of mind as the police became more and more corrupt. Whilst they dealt drugs, they never partaken in them or sold them to children and they believed in a strict code of honor.

The Thorne's - Nicknamed “The Germans” the Thornes are an organization that prefer intelligence and coercion over brute force. Led by Rupert Thorne the family formerly were part of The Roman Empire serving as the backing pool that corrupted the Gotham Police force over thirty years ago though it began very slowly. Now once again independent, it's trying to keep itself from losing it's control of the law and politics which is fading fast. With the current Commissioner Peter Grogan in their control.

The Valestra's - Nicknamed “The Tuscans” the Valestras are like a smaller more rabid version of The Falcones and actually served them as a co-family until Carmine Falcone was arrested and they started an independent streak once more. They are currently at war with the Falcones and are lead by Salvatore Valestra with consultation by their hitter; Carlton Duquesne.

Locations

Ace Chemicals - The core asset of Bludhaven owned Walker Industries, ACE Chemicals is a chemical processing and transportation company that deals in a variety of industries. A branch of the company often works closely with Professor Hugo Strange and other scientists in chemical advancements. Its R&D head is Doctor Marc Legrande.

Arkham Enterprises - Founded in 1962 by an entrepreneur in the Arkham family, Arkham Enterprises specializes itself as a real estate empire that owns several high revenue businesses such as Marcielios, Tobacconists Club, the Burton & Associates Investment Firm, the High Towers Casino, and Club Vesuvius. The current business head is Jeremiah Arkham.

The Asylum for the Mentally & Criminally Insane - Nicknamed the "Arkham Asylum" after its founder, Amadeus Arkham who started the institution in the early 20th century. It is separated into two wings: the voluntary wing and the criminal wing. In its most recent history it has had two Directors who have run the facility namely Paul Quinzel and Hugo Strange.

Blackgate Prison - Blackgate Prison is Gotham-Bludhaven's maximum security prison.

Brentwood Academy - Known for it's subtitle: the "Gotham Academy for Higher Learning & Arts" and often shortened down to as GAHLA, the academy is a preparatory private school that is highly prestigious located in New Jersey. The Gotham high society educate their children here, although in recent years a scholarship program has admitted special cases who don't fit the financial criteria. The academy runs grades 2-12 with advanced courses and distinct extracurricular activities (such as archery, gymnastics, etc.).

FoxTech Incorporated - Founded by Lucius Fox with financial backing from Jack Drake, FoxTech Incorporated has been an affiliate of Wayne Enterprises for the last ten years primarily focused in technological innovations and Gotham industry. A good portion of security systems in the Gotham-Bludhaven area are designed at FoxTech. Their main competitor is Star Labs, an affiliate of Queen Industries.

The Looking Glass - An off-beat nightclub owned by Jervis Tetch, the self-styled Mad Hatter.

Stagg Industries-Gotham - The Gotham branch of Stagg Industries is another competitor to Wayne Enterprises and is known for its previous employment of Victor & Nora Fries. It is currently repairing damage done to their facilities due to heavy frost damage.

Stonegate Prison - Stonegate Prison is Gotham-Bludhaven's minimum security prison.

The University of Gotham - The ivy league university of the Gotham-Bludhaven residents was established in 1901 by the Kane family, originally named Kane College it was systematically renamed in 1948. It serves with highly sought after psychology courses, business courses, and the liberal arts.

| Character Goals |
Well, a lot of our previous Batman players are pretty much missing in action and I’d hate to put up an application without Eddie being around to understand we are rebooting, but as Maximum showed is that I can play Batman with enough inspiration and variety to keep it interesting and experienced. I strive to work with legacy characters and other contenders to make an enjoyable Gotham scene.

To add on to that, honestly, I can be active fairly often, and I’m a general team player. I can provide a competent and active Batfamily with conflicts that isn’t just him thwoping the Joker. There’s going to be plenty Bruce Wayne as much as there is The Batman and his dynamic with his supporting cast is something I can provide that will be different from previous incarnations by Byrd in World of Heroes and MB in Ultimate DC and Singular Universe. I constantly research, make links, communicate, as well as set aside time DAILY to decide what I’m doing with my next post, and read the backlogs of the entirety of the superherohype run as the most immersed player that debuted in 2013. I can tell you one thing: nobody is going to these lengths.

I will attempt to go at great lengths to make sure this Batman doesn’t disappear in a month and we have a missing Justice League member on our roster. I will refuse to slip up.

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Accepted Characters

Heroes

Batman (Bruce Wayne) - @Gowi
Black Panther (Shuri) - @miette
Captain America (Bucky Barnes) - @Morden Man
The Flash (Barry Allen) - @GreenGrenade
Hawkgirl (Shayera Sanders) - @Lydyn
Hellblazer (John Constantine) - @Hexaflexagon
Hellboy (Anung Un Rama) - @HenryJonesJr
Iron Fist (Danny Rand) - @dblade26
Iron Man (Tony Stark) - @Gowi
Green Lantern (Carol Danvers) - @Morden Man
Green Lantern (Jade Scott) - @Gowi
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) - @Nightrunner
Nomad (Stephanie Carter) - @HenryJonesJr
Robin (Dick Grayson) - @Sloth
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) - @Lord Wraith
Starfire (Koriand'r) - @Lord Wraith
Storm (Ororo Munroe) - @ErsatzEmperor
Superman (Clark Kent/Kal-El) - @Hexaflexagon
Vigilante (Greg Saunders) - @Agent Orange
White Tiger (Ava Ayala) - @Gowi
Wildcat (Ted Grant) - @BlackSam3091
Wonder Woman (Diana) - @Ruby

WTL

Namor - @Eru Iluvatar
Catwoman (Selina Kyle) - @Strawberry425
Deadpool (Wade Wilson) - @Dblade26
George Smiley - @Byrd Man
Thor (Tarene of Asgard) - @Spud
Tracy Lawless - @Byrd Man

Villains

The Joker - @Lord Wraith
Red Skull (Albert Malik) - @Gowi

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Factions

SHIELD
‣ Nick Fury - Director of SHIELD
‣ George Smiley - Assistant Director of SHIELD
‣ Amanda Waller - Commanding Officer of ARGUS
‣ Maria Hill - Special Agent under Nick Fury
‣ Conrad "Duke" Hauser - Commanding Officer of STRIKE
‣ Tom Manning - Commanding Officer of SHADE
‣ Abigail Brand - Commanding Officer of SWORD

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Applications to be Reviewed

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CHATROOM

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Let's try a second time, yeah?

Welcome to Maximum Comics, an intoxicating land where creativity for creativity's sake can take priority and enable you to render stories and events you could only have dreamed of in all of your previous mundanity. In this universe, the mainstream continuities of DC or Marvel no longer apply; this is a world wholly built upon the ideas of players. Continuity that exists in this role-play is anything on the linked wiki in the information section and in the story above. We welcome you to a unique narrative opportunity to take any DC, Marvel, IDW, Image, or Mirage Comics character and re-imagine them in a way that makes them pleasurable for you to write unique and original stories with.

Whether you're one for emotional drama or a sucker for physical trauma, the vast range of characters available could fit any genre or any purpose you could reasonably imagine. Have a burning desire to write The Question as a hard-nosed police detective serving a hierarchy he doesn't care for? Maybe you have a unique take on The Whizzer you wish to explore. A concept in which Slade Wilson, not a mercenary but a successful military man, struggles to become President? The opportunities are endless.

As long as they have appeared in a canonical DC/Marvel/Indie tale on either the page or the screen they're free for refurbishment: here, the universe is yours to mold.

As a sandbox themed collaborative story, the keys to the DC and Marvel Universes are given to you—the player—but not without limitations or guidance. Unlike that of a linear or progression-themed collaborative story, the goal of a sandbox is to allow you to craft character arcs, NPC casts, and almost assistant GM decisions that don’t contradict the other rules. The style of role-play was explained to me as an “interactive multi-author fanfiction” and the idea of this sort of concurrent thing is apt. However interaction, much like any role-play, is the bread and butter of the game; we don’t shy away from interactions, world-scale gatherings, and so forth. My job in this role-play will be to set up events every so often but for the most part I will do the same thing as the players in setting up my stories.

The current date of the RP is March 20th, 2005.

Organizations

ARGUS
SHIELD’s special tasks and operations branch. Responsible for "Task Force X", the Suicide Squad.

CADMUS
SHIELD’s science development and research branch. Responsible for technological innovations and experimentation.

Checkmate
A non-government affiliated secret society that tries to keep the world in precious balance.

Darkstar Alliance
An independent “security firm” that operates on the edge of galactic space offering services akin to the Lantern Corps to those who are too far or too unfortunate to have the presence of corps assistance. They are said to be comprised of drifters who are morally ambiguous but efficient just the same.

The Defenders
A group founded by Luke Cage in the wake of the crime effecting the denizens of New York City’s citizens, The Defenders strive for “helping the little guy” in the wake of the chokehold of The Kingpin Syndicate and The Foot amongst other factions in his city.

Members

Carl Lucas, “Luke Cage”
Jessica Jones, “Knightress”
Marc Spector, “Moon Knight”

The Future Foundation
Organization founded by Reed Richards as a non-profit thinktank. The “Fantastic Four” project is the most famous happenings of the 1990s.

Members

Reed Richards, “Mr. Fantastic”
Johnny Storm, “The Human Torch”
Susan Storm, “Invisible Woman”
Ben Grimm, “The Thing”

The Guild of Assassins
A synthesis of Marvel’s Assassin’s Guild and DC’s League of Assassins, our continuity develops this secret society into pretty much what you expect. Rumored to be a cadet branch of the ambiguous League of Shadows the best assassin’s in the world are groomed for the top buyer and their own agenda; led by an obscure figure only known as The Sensei.

Members

The Sensei
Ben Turner, “Bronze Tiger”
Elaine Marsh-Morton, “Lady Vic”
Constantine Drakon

HAMMER
SHIELD’s mutant observation and counter-terrorism branch.

The Foot
A synthesis of Marvel's THE HAND and TMNT's THE FOOT.

HYDRA
Tenacious and resilient, HYDRA has been one of the largest threats to not only superheroes but society since the Second World War. Nothing is known about how the hierarchy has survived, or the agents inside; but if anybody is trying to find out, it is SHIELD.

The Justice Society
Formed in the wake of terrorism and the rise of criminal activity in the 1960s, the Justice Society was formed to defend the people of America whilst the government that swore to protect them focused on endeavors overseas as the first resurgence of HYDRA threatened the world. Disbanded almost a decade or so later, the JSA stand as an example to the heroes of today and are heavily idolized by most of the population.

Members

Jay Garrick, “The Flash”
Al Pratt, “The Atom”
Alan Scott, “Green Lantern”
James Harper, “The Guardian”
Rex Tyler, “Hourman”
Danette Reily, “Firebrand”
Charles McNider, “Midnite”
Joan Dale, “Miss America”
Sylvester Pemberton, “Skyman”
Ted Knight, “Starman”
John Law, “The Tarantula”

The Kingpin Syndicate
A criminal syndicate that is native to New York City, not much is known about the leadership or the hierarchy.

Lantern Corps
The stalwart guardians of the realm, The Lantern Corps have been the mediators and guardians for the galaxy for thousands of cycles. At the center of their power lies the ancient species tied into the emotional spectrum. Unlike the Nova Corps or the Darkstar Alliance who serve planetary interests, the Lanterns are not political or national— gathering their sense of law and order from beyond political interests and within moral beliefs. The Lantern Corps is comprised of four colors: green (will), blue (hope), violet (love), and indigo (compassion).

Latverian Union
A political union established by Victor von Doom, the Latverian Union is a popular league of governments tied together by Latveria’s industrious head of state under the guise of protection from enemies that wish to impose or tarnish their cultural heritage and lives.

Members

Latveria
Albania
Austanburg
Belarus
Bosnia
Bulgaria
Kaznia
Macedonia
Markovia
Modora
Moldova
Montenegro
Romania
Serbia
Symkaria
Transia
Ukraine
Vlatava

The League of Shadows
The League of Shadows is the Illuminati resurfaced and led by Ra’s al Ghul— “the Demon’s Head”, who believes through chaos the world can be reborn. The league is a secret society bent on world order through predetermined chaos, making them the antithesis to many and is one of the reasons former member Bruce Wayne left the society as he did not agree with their supposed vicious methods and philosophy.

Members

Ra's al Ghul
Antonio Diego, “Bane”
Sandra Wu-San, “Lady Shiva”
David Cain
Nyssa
Talia

Nova Corps
The special forces of Xandar, the Nova Corps exist to protect the interests of Xandar and its allies. Slightly comparable to the Lantern Corps, the Nova Corps travel with goals of peacekeeping and relief forces to other worlds. Their power originates with a supposedly infinite power core that exists on Xandar.

SHADE
SHIELD’s supernatural counter-terrorism branch.

SHIELD
Government agency originally made as a special counter-terrorism branch to combat the resurgence of HYDRA.

STAR Labs
Founded and led by Doctor Emil Hamilton, a brilliant multi-faceted scientist with expertise in genetics and engineering, STAR Labs is a scientific thinktank that has several connections with the United States government and other interest groups. Seen in similar regard as the renowned Future Foundation and FoxTECH Solutions.

SWORD
SHIELD’s extraterrestrial counter-terrorism branch.

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INTRODUCTION

During the early twentieth century the idea of “metahumans” and “superheroes” were an obscure fragment invented in the course of fantasy seen in early comic books. However, the origin of the reality of the nature of such things were not merely fantasy. Such origins came out within the Second World War when eventually it became evident that a new type of arms race had begun during the world war as the administration of Nazi Germany exerted their own research into theoretical science and mythological magic as if such things were obtainable to win the war in their favor. Amongst these scientists in the company of the German war machine included Doctor Wolf Krieger, who on report had believed he was close to cracking the code on perfecting evolution as rumors hit that a German expedition had acquired the Spear of Destiny. A task force was initially set up by the United States government whilst working with the allied forces to combat this alarming threat under the guise that it was not propaganda.

The development of Project Rebirth alongside former German national, Dr. Abraham Erskine. The idea was to implement Erskine’s research alongside the United States resources to create a counterpoint to the increasingly dangerous faction within Nazi Germany—HYDRA. A young man named Steve Rogers becomes the sole recipient of the project as a Nazi infiltrator murders Erskine in hopes to end the projects ambitions before it even is started. Captain America was born and under the guise of OSS supervisor Terrence Sloan it becomes something that the world would never forget. However this would end up leading to a one-on-one entanglement between Captain America and HYDRA’s Red Skull which concluded with both of the men’s supposed deaths.

THE GOLDEN AGE

Captain America was lost, but the war was won. With the Nazi war machine devastated and dismantled it began a new era of prosperity and peace—or so was the blueprint that the world wanted to live by. However, much in life does not go according to plan; something proven to be evident as the remains of the hierarchy of Germany’s HYDRA organization skulked in the shadows waiting for their opportune moment to strike and take vicious revenge for not only the destruction of their utopia but also the murder of their leader, Johann Shmidt. This would cumulate in the death of the President of the United States in 1963 as the announcement of the return of the ‘true’ German regime was declared.

Terrence Sloan, who had worked in the OSS during the war and had specific experience with HYDRA was brought in to Washington to headline an investigation and defensive organization against the threat that nobody had answers to give to the former Vice President of the United States on how such a breach in operations could be possible. This organization would become known as SHIELD and would become one of the defining organizations of the late twentieth century as the times begun to change and HYDRA would covertly initiate their war with the United States. However, the nazi elite had far more in mind than simply the all-out attack on capitalism in the United States as they also enacted similar attacks within England, the Soviet Union, France, and Communist China. Behind the scenes SHIELD would work with the inner-workings of these governments to end HYDRA once and for all. This initiative between capitalists and communists would be known as The UNCLE Initiative.

The fear of HYDRA was kept in the dark of the general public as the identity of a government agent by the name of Lee Harvey Oswald took the public blame for the incident, as if the public knew there was still a war with HYDRA and the Nazi elite that it would ruin their idyllic society. However, other problems would arise at home as the cover-up breathed success as other villains emerged at home such as scientists and profiteers such as Dr. Gerard Shugel, Henry King, Professor Thomas Morrow, and Cameron Mahkent. With SHIELD funneling most of their resources into the war against HYDRA, a different type of group emerged as civilians tasked themselves with defending truth, justice, and the American way. These heroes would include Jay Garrick, Alan Scott, Dr. Rex Tyler, Al Pratt, Charles McNider, and Ted Knight— the American public would know them as “The Justice Society”.

It was then years later that SHIELD had finally made progress on their mission overseas. After years of conflicts with HYDRA, the investigation leads them to the supposed headquarters of their enemy within Southeast Asia on the island of Madripoor. The battle turns costly and many agents are lost as the headquarters is destroyed with the leader of HYDRA supposedly killed in action as well. Director Terrence Sloan seems relieved as his war had finally ended. This leaves SHIELD to be repurposed on fighting world terrorism and covert threats in general, rather than HYDRA specifically.

The inspiring nature of the Justice Society of America was not permanent— which was made abundantly clear by the late seventies when the remaining founding members put it up to a vote to disband and relegate to retirement. Many of the members had gotten worn out, the ingenious “supervillains” they had faced in battle were mostly defeated and relegated to their time in prison or the graveyard, and political sentiment changed from being supportive to being critical when Senator Arthur Reeves of New Jersey claimed they were nothing but narcissistic vigilantes who needed to be ‘registered’ with the government. Such precedents about the society were believed to have led to their announcement of disbandment and ushered in a new era that soon would ask one question: “Why?”

REEMERGENCE

The last two decades of the twentieth century reflected on the end of the “golden age” as the shades of black and gray painted the eighties as one of discomfort. For if the years gone by were ones of idyllic paradise these were ones of the direct opposite. This would become obvious as the tragedies of the Wayne Estate erupted in Gotham City, and many others perpetuated this tone of the era as drugs and finance hit a terrible precedent. The costumed vigilante would be missed by many, especially those who lived in small rural towns and suburban subdivisions as the “American Standard” began to change. It was then that the Mutant Scare occurred when scientists discovered a metagene that had been sleeping amongst a large part of the population, which initially caused fear and distrust as the era just seemed to fall into more darkness. Those who were formerly costumed vigilantes would settle in their own retirement, work in the shadows as government agencies scouted them for their talents, or simply disappear. This would see the rise of romanticization of those heroes as documentaries, adapted fiction, and even on one occasion: musical theatre— would look for their light in the darkness and ask questions with a sense of hope that they struggled with.

The return of the Superhero came vividly in the shadows of September 11th, as the heroes that were out there finally decided it was time to reveal themselves. Two icons were made in what seemed like an instant Metropolis saw their 'Superman' stand in clear view as a plane veered off course whilst the Gotham underworld cried out as a 'Batman' made short work of their henchmen. These two icons would create a butterfly effect as men and women alike came out declaring their role in the world; the influence of the Justice Society had gone full circle. These cities would witness men faster than the eye could follow, women with incredible strength, and seemingly alien constructs and forms; none of them manipulating these powers for ill, such vigilance made many romanticize these idols which sent individuals like they had done in the time of the Justice Society of America as this would send religious and militant groups into aggressive tandem. The few critics of these superheroes would be the vocal minority and for the most part the American Government that should have been frightened or concerned only sat and allowed such vigilantism to go on as they dealt with what they felt was more imperative as a precedent began to emerge in Eastern Europe...

With his conflicts and supposed “misunderstandings” with foreign agencies, the United Nations, and Reed Richards’ Future Foundation—the leader of Latveria, Victor von Doom, seemingly reformed overnight as he began to focus on a political and economic move that would send political leaders into a panic and rightly so. Deciding to direct a political and economic equal to the European Union, Doom invites several members of Europe to his coalition of individuals with eastern European interests at heart which sees members of nations independent or formerly part of the EU joining such as Ukraine, Bosnia, and Serbia. The new Director of SHIELD, Nick Fury, begins to send agents to investigate what Doom’s initiative might truly be as he fears a second Cold War.

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An ever-updating list as CS’s are approved and events are mentioned or occur during the course of the role-play. This will be the best chronological fact-check database for the thread assuming we don’t attempt to compile these into a proper wiki. Any questions should be directed towards us if things are not clear.

Timeline Details

March 1st, 1942 | Using the research of nazi defector, Abraham Erskine, the United States establishes Project Rebirth to combat the increasing influence of Hitler’s pseudo-science division, HYDRA. A young man named Steve Rogers becomes the sole recipient of the project.

March 12th, 1945 | Captain America defeats the Red Skull but is lost in the process; several months later World War II finally ends.

July 10th, 1946 | US Government agents facilitate a replacement serum similar to the one developed by Abraham Erskine by deconstructing the DNA samples left by Steve Rogers. The process has a high failure rate comparatively.

July 4th, 1948 | Years following Captain America’s disappearance the United States government forms an operations group by the name of The Invaders, this ‘all-star squadron’ operated as a covert-ops team led by Jeffrey Mace.

October 5th, 1948 | Remnants of HYDRA attack several SHIELD facilities using surprising effective intelligence clueing in that they have been waiting to re-emerge for sometime. They steal the second version of the REBIRTH serum that was used on Jeffrey Mace.

June 22nd, 1958 | The US Government sends Jeffrey Mace and the Invaders to reacquire the serum from HYDRA, the mission is successful but not at a cost as the serum is destroyed in the process.

November 22, 1963 | Following an attack on the United States by HYDRA, the President of the United States is killed. This spurs the formation of a new government agency called SHIELD.

January 6th, 1964 | A coalition of vigilantes dedicated to social justice and welfare called the Justice Society of America is founded. It is comprised of The Flash (Jay Garrick), Green Lantern (Alan Scott), Starman (Ted Knight), The Atom (Al Pratt), Hourman (Rex Tyler), and Midnite (Charles McNider) as founding members.

June 4th, 1978 | After years of conflicts with HYDRA, the organization’s end seems nigh when the collaboration between SHIELD and international agencies leads them to the supposed headquarters of their enemy within Southeast Asia on the island of Madripoor. HYDRA is supposedly defeated.

September 1st, 1979 | The Justice Society of America disbands.

August 9th, 1980 | Timothy Dugan succeeds Terrence Sloan as Director of SHIELD.

March 5th, 1982 | The gene responsible for the development of mutant powers in certain individuals is isolated and is dubbed the “x-gene”. Further study by the larger scientific community concedes that without a doubt is the cause of displays of power in random youths and adults.

July 1st, 1988 | The public opinion of mutants has been warped, in part, by religious extremists calling themselves the “Purifiers”. They use their numbers to cause anti-mutant sentiment which ignites a series of civil rights riots. An academic by the name of Charles Xavier attempts to mediate but his efforts are ineffective to prevent what would happen in years to come.

April 24th, 1990 | Charles Xavier founds the Institute for Higher Learning in North Salem, New York.

April 15th, 1991 | On the eve of the fall of the Soviet Union, Victor von Doom restores the nation of Latveria after procuring weapons and technologies through diplomacy and his own genius intellect.

October 4th, 1992 | FoxTech Incorporated is founded when investor Jack Drake and inventor Lucius Fox come together at a charity drive.

April 10th, 1993 | “The Kingpin” begins indiscriminately and brutally moving in on the New York criminal underground.

July 1st, 1993 | The “Fantastic Four” shuttle launch occurs originating in the test site owned by Reed Richards’ Future Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the smartest minds together for the advancement of science. Due to problems with a quantum accelerator tied into what Susan Storm dubs “The Negative Zone” cosmic radiation erupts and changes them and two others drastically.

September 18th, 2001 | The re-appearance of superheroes in the form of Superman and Batman occurs in the shadows of September 11th.

December 29th, 2004 | After years of complications Victor von Doom expedites his nation’s growth and establishes a “Latverian Union” as an alternative to the European Union and as a way to repurpose his dealings as less of a conqueror and more of a politician. He convinces many states to join him such as Bosnia, Serbia, Transia, Kaznia, Ukraine, Modora, Austanburg, Symkaria, and Markovia.

March 19th, 2005 | A SHIELD hyper-maximum security prison is attacked and destroyed by a new generation of HYDRA soldiers. Director of SHIELD, Timothy Dugan is killed in action; he is succeeded by Nick Fury.

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"Advanced roleplaying should focus on developing interesting and complex characters that become part of plot-lines which catch the imagination and inspire the writer behind them to exercise creativity. It is mature, humorous, imaginative, tragic, terrifying, passionate, and rife with descriptive language and characters with real personality and relatable cares. Quality posting is far better than needless novels, yet one should never neglect detail when one feels the need. However, while word and paragraph requirements ought to be unnecessary, single paragraphs cannot contain enough detail to suffice."

Below are a set few rules guidelines to play by:

• You may choose any character appearing in the continuities that envelope Western comics books though the core of the game is DC/Marvel. You can include aspects of the Bruce Timm continuity, Wildstorm, the Cinematic Universe(s), and so forth. Characters from Dark Horse, Image, IDW, and similar prints will be accepted, but we will be selective about approval regarding such.

• Character creation will start at one character and may be increased given the GM staff finds said writer able to handle more characters or has sufficient creative drive. In previous games we’ve had a lot of “concepts” but rarely were they actively written.

• Try to select a "parent character" or a "solo character". Do not select a villain that for example, belongs to a rogues gallery of a parent character. While the allure of an antagonist is great and interesting, there will be no POVing a major villain who is part of a rogues gallery (ie: Joker to Batman) unless that parent hero is being played.

• Travel involving time, dimensional multiverses, or any other concepts would be on a GM-approved basis.

• Please do not kill player-created characters or important NPC’s unless given the go-ahead to do so.

• Do not impose on arcs without asking for permission; don’t jump into a scene for the sake of interaction; your characters should have sufficient reasoning to want to be in a cooperative scene and noting that— do be courteous and respectful about approaching or possibly interfering in character arcs. While this is more a suggestion then a rule, we should be courteous to those who are planning arcs. Communication is the key.

• Infinite Crisis/Elseworlds Stories – not happening, don’t even ask.

• Please refrain from having your character perform any random game-changing actions; no one likes waking up to find that a player has had their character destroy the moon, least of all the population of Attilan. Only perform actions that your character can do and would do on paper.

• Respect the GM staff and their authority.

• Be creative.

• Competing applications of characters have a 20 hour limit to be presented and from there the moderation staff will decide who fits better or if at all.

• Notes are an optional and malleable part of your CS’s – just because I have plans for Harvey Dent as the Batman player does not mean I can’t retrofit those plans to accommodate your interest in playing that character or characters related to them. Notes should be used as guides and pre-cautionary plans or pre-established lore points and do not mean to rule the role-play by disallowing concepts. Again, communicate.

• Legacies (NPCs, sidekicks, rogues) fall under the jurisdiction of the hero they are traditionally designed around. If you want to play The Joker, The Batman player has to be okay with it and your information should never contradict what they have written in their CS. This one is malleable, but again—communicate.

• No post should be made that contradicts the host website's rules, so keep those in mind.

• Activity will be left vague as social obligations such as employment, academics, and so forth take precedent over a shared hobby. But we should at least have a post for every fifteen to thirty days. Obligations will be reminded by the staff, but this is a low stress endeavor so we shouldn't feel the need to make extreme demands regarding this.

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This is important. Applications should be posted in the main OOC or PMed to the GMs, ONLY approved characters should be posted in the character database tab.

CS

| Identity |
Name and Superhero Alias

| Origin & Backstory |
Include proper historical background that doesn't contradict setting or pre-approved CSs. Given the nature of the game, if you are playing a really established hero (such as Wonder Woman) who has been around for sometime please detail it consistently. Bolding or coloring these points such as years detailed are a good start.

| Attributes |
This one is comprised of your powers, skills, and equipment. So this means everything from your gear, skills, and superpowers (if you have any). You can describe them as briefly or detailed as you wish.

| Character Notes |
Is there anything you want to elaborate on? Extra lore for the city you call home? Notable NPCs? Basically this is for people who want their application to be more of a compendium for their NPCs, Locations, and Rogues specific to this new continuity. Optional.

| Character Goals |
This, next to the history of your character, is the most important field of the application. I’m looking for motive and drive to the point that I am safely assured that know you have a story to tell, as opposed to merely 'running into the wind'. In essence, you will be outlining your prospective arcs. For example: “The Killing Joke” could go well in an application for Barbara Gordon as a character. If you passionately explain your goal then I can have confidence in you being active in this role-play.

| References |
This is to make sure you can write at a level that the game needs. Link 1-3 posts of your writing level in other RPs.

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SUMMARY

Saturday | March 19th, 2005

A SHIELD hyper-maximum security prison is attacked and destroyed by a new generation of HYDRA soldiers and the return of The Winter Soldier. Director of SHIELD, Timothy Dugan is killed in action; he is succeeded by Nick Fury.

Nick Fury, the new Director of SHIELD visits an awakened Bucky Barnes.

Sunday | March 20th, 2005

Carol Danvers reports to the Lantern Corps for a mission with Sinestro.

Sebastian Hyde hires Tracy Lawless to handle a kidnapping contract for him.

Spider-Man debuts as he stops a grocery store in Queens from being robbed.

Iron Fist gets involved in a arena fight in Chinatown.

White Tiger stops a couple from being attacked in The Bronx.

Batman & Robin discuss criminal activity before patrol in Gotham City.

The Joker prepares to do something in Arkham Asylum.

Monday | March 21st, 2005

Greg Saunders is contacted by Jimmy Leong.

Maximum Comics: Reboot

The game's timeline will be launching in March 20th, 2005.

I can launch whenever I am needed to. It is ready.